IONIZATION GAUGE WITH EMISSION CURRENT AND BIAS POTENTIAL CONTROL
    61.
    发明公开
    IONIZATION GAUGE WITH EMISSION CURRENT AND BIAS POTENTIAL CONTROL 审中-公开
    具有发射电流和偏置电位控制的电离计

    公开(公告)号:EP2326931A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-01

    申请号:EP09815009.7

    申请日:2009-09-11

    IPC分类号: G01L21/30

    摘要: An ionization gauge that measures pressure has an electron source that emits electrons, and an anode that defines an ionization space. The gauge also includes a collector electrode to collect ions formed by an impact between the electrons and a gas and to measure pressure based on the collected ions. The electron source is dynamically varied in emission current between a plurality of emission levels dependent on pressure and a second parameter other than pressure. The ionization gauge may also vary various operating parameters of the gauge components according to parameters stored in a non-volatile memory and selected by a user.

    摘要翻译: 测量压力的电离计具有发射电子的电子源和限定电离空间的阳极。 该量表还包括收集电极以收集由电子和气体之间的碰撞形成的离子并基于收集的离子测量压力。 电子源在依赖于压力的多个发射电平和除压力之外的第二参数之间的发射电流中动态变化。 根据存储在非易失性存储器中并由用户选择的参数,电离计还可以改变量表部件的各种操作参数。

    Integration of automated cryopump safety purge
    62.
    发明授权
    Integration of automated cryopump safety purge 有权
    整合自动低温泵安全清洗

    公开(公告)号:EP1980748B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-20

    申请号:EP08075586.1

    申请日:2004-06-09

    IPC分类号: F04B37/08 F04B49/06

    摘要: An electronic controller is integral with a cryopump and provides an offline solution for purging a cryopump and an exhaust line during unsafe conditions. The electronic controller is responsible for controlling the opening and closing of purge, exhaust purge and gate valves coupled to the cryopump. The electronic controller can pre-empt any attempts from other systems to control these valves during unsafe conditions. An unsafe condition can be a power failure in the cryopump, a dangerous temperature in the cryopump or a temperature sensing diode that is not operating properly. When an unsafe condition is determined, the exhaust purge valve is opened and the gate valve closed, while the opening of a purge valve may be delayed for a safe period of time. If the unsafe condition still exists when the safe period of time elapses, the purge valve is allowed to open. A fail-safe purge valve release and time delay mechanism can be used to ensure that the purge valve opens after the period of time elapses. Electrochemical capacitors may be used to store an amount of energy to hold a normally open purge valve closed for a safe period of time. When this energy is discharged and the unsafe condition still exists, the purge valve can automatically open.

    A LOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
    63.
    发明授权
    A LOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM 有权
    的低温冷藏设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1200780B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-30

    申请号:EP01944188.0

    申请日:2001-05-30

    IPC分类号: F25B41/00 F25B47/02

    摘要: Heating/defrost construction of very low temperature refrigeration system (100) having a defrost supply circuit (176, 178, 180) and a defrost return bypass circuit (186, 188, 190) optimizing the heating/defrost cycle, preventing overload (excessive pressure) of its refrigeration process and protecting components from damaging temperatures. The defrost cycle operates continuously, when required, and provides a shorter recovery period between heating/defrost and cooling operating modes. The rate of the temperature change during cool down or warm up is controlled in an open loop fashion by controlled refrigerant flow in bypass circuits (178, 190).

    MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD
    67.
    发明公开
    MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD 审中-公开
    仪表和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP2140241A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-06

    申请号:EP08743228.2

    申请日:2008-04-24

    IPC分类号: G01L7/00

    摘要: A measurement instrument having a processor, a first sensor and a second sensor. The processor is adapted to output a measurement signal embodying a measurement of a physical quantity. The first sensor and second sensor are connected to the processor and are operable to generate respectively first and second measurements of the physical quantity. The processor defines a first measurement range within which the measurement signal is dependent on the first measurement and not the second measurement. The processor defines a second measurement range within which the measurement signal is dependent on the second measurement and not the first measurement. The first and second ranges meet at a predetermined transition. The first and second measurements are different at the transition and the measurement embodied in the measurement signal crosses the transition without an abrupt change.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS OF A PROCESS VACUUM ENVIRONMENT
    69.
    发明公开
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS OF A PROCESS VACUUM ENVIRONMENT 有权
    系统和方法的电子诊断诉讼程序的真空环境

    公开(公告)号:EP1915603A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-30

    申请号:EP06801403.4

    申请日:2006-08-11

    IPC分类号: G01M3/32

    CPC分类号: G01M3/3236 H01J2237/18

    摘要: In one embodiment according to the invention, there is disclosed a method of identifying a source of a vacuum quality problem in a vacuum environment associated with a tool. The method comprises gathering and storing vacuum environment data; identifying an anomaly within the vacuum environment; determining a tool component operating state when the anomaly likely occurred; and determining the source of the vacuum quality problem based on a state of the vacuum environment when the anomaly likely occurred and the tool component operating state when the anomaly likely occurred.

    SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS
    70.
    发明公开
    SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS 有权
    SUBSTRATTRANSPORTVORRICHTUNG

    公开(公告)号:EP1907173A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-09

    申请号:EP06774600.8

    申请日:2006-07-07

    IPC分类号: B25J9/06

    摘要: A substrate transport apparatus having a frame, a drive section and an articulated arm. The drive section has at least one motor module that is selectable for placement in the drive section from a number of different interchangeable motor modules. Each having a different predetermined characteristic. The articulated arm has articulated joints. The arm is connected to the drive section for articulation. The arm has a selectable configuration selectable from a number of different arm configurations each having a predetermined configuration characteristic. The selection of the arm configuration is effected by selection of the at least one motor module for placement in the drive section.